scholarly journals Glutamic Acid as Repeating Building Block for Bio-Based Films

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1613
Author(s):  
Mohammed Sabbah ◽  
Prospero Di Pierro ◽  
Francesco Ruffo ◽  
Chiara Schiraldi ◽  
Alberto Alfano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Glutamic Acid ◽  
1H Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Detection Analysis ◽  
Film Forming ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

Commercial inexpensive preparations of poly-γ-glutamic acid were used to obtain films made with a polypeptide constituted by a single repeating unit. The homopolymer was characterized by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and thermogravimetry, as well as by zeta potential and Z-average measurements. Manipulatable materials were obtained by casting film-forming solutions prepared at pH values between 3.0 and 4.0 and containing extensively dialyzed samples of the commercial product. The analysis of the mechanical properties highlighted a marked extensibility and plasticity of the films obtained without plasticizer, even though the addition of low amounts of glycerol (1–4%) was able to further increase these features. The characterization of poly-γ-glutamic acid molecular species, performed by membrane ultrafiltration and size-exclusion chromatography, coupled with triple-detection analysis of the obtained fractions, suggested that biopolymer chain length is responsible not only for its capacity to form film, but also for conferring to the films different features depending on the homopolymer molecular weight.

Synthesis and Characterization of Aliphatic Ammonium Ionenes: Aqueous Size Exclusion Chromatography for Absolute Molecular Weight Characterization

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 4635-4641 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Layman ◽  
Erika M. Borgerding ◽  
Sharlene R. Williams ◽  
William H. Heath ◽  
Timothy E. Long
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

Characterization of polyamides 6, 11, and 12. Determination of molecular weight by size exclusion chromatography (IUPAC Technical Report)

2004 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 2009-2025 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. C. Robert ◽  
Rudolf Bruessau ◽  
J.-E. Dubois ◽  
Bernard Jacques ◽  
Nico Meijerink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Iupac Commission ◽  
Commercial Polymers

This report presents the results from IUPAC Working Party IV.2.2 of the global trial within the framework of IUPAC Commission IV.2, “Characterization of Commercial Polymers”. The results were compared on the basis of molecular weight obtained by size exclusion chromatography (SEC)using different techniques practiced in participating laboratories, the majority of which were materials suppliers. The practical methodologies used different solvents for the polymers, in particular, benzyl alcohol, 1,1,1,3,3,3 hexafluoropropan-2-ol and tetrahydrofuran; the latter solvent was used after chemical modification of the polyamides, in general with trifluoroacetic anhydride. Eight laboratories participated in the trial. The repeatability for molecular weight in each laboratory was good, whatever technique was used, the relative standard deviation averaged over all laboratories being around 3%. The deviations in distribution of molecular weights with different experimental methodologies were broader, but were reasonably good despite the diversity of methods. The differences in the distribution correspond to a confidence interval of about 30% in molecular weight.

Molecular Weight Characterization of Food Grade Polyethylenes and Extractables by Size Exclusion Chromatography

1981 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1008-1013
Author(s):  
Roger C Snyder ◽  
Charles V Breder
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
High Density ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Food Grade ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Band Spreading

Abstract Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) was used to characterize the molecular weight distribution (MWD) of 6 low density and 6 high density food grade polyethylene resins. The hexane and xylene extractable fractions of these 12 resins were also analyzed by SEC. An IBM 370/168 computer with an APL program was used to analyze the chromatograms and correct for chromatographic band spreading and skewing. Calculated weight average molecular weights (Mw) for the resins ranged from 40 000 to 200 000 and number average molecular weights (Mn) ranged from 6000 to 60 000. Median values of Mw and Mn were 1800 and 950, respectively, for hexane extractables from the low density resins, and were 310 and 290, respectively, for hexane extractables from the high density resins. Corresponding Mw and Mn values for xylene extractables were consistently larger than those for hexane extractables.

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